"No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don't read is often as important as what you do read" (p. 1).

"It takes a village to raise a child" (p. 38).

"And as the Baudelaires told Hector their long story, they began to feel as if the handyman was carrying more than their suitcases. They felt as if he was carrying each word they said, as if each unfortunate event was a burden the Hector was helping them with" (p. 53).

"For sapphires we are held in here. Only you can end our fear" (p. 67).

"It is true, of course, that there is no way of knowing for sure whether or not you can trust someone, for the simple reason that circumstances change all of the time" (p. 73).

"Until dawn we cannot speak. No words can come from...